Farleigh Wallop

Farleigh Wallop

Farleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately 2 miles south of Basingstoke. The parish includes about 1725 acres.

Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, and Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth.

External links

* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42001 "Parishes: Farleigh Wallop", A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 364-366, British History Online]
* [http://www3.hants.gov.uk/localpages/north-east/basingstoke/farleigh-wallop.htm Hampshire County Council page]


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